Display stand



June 1o, 1930. M D MENDLE 17,762,185

DISPLAY STAND Flevd June 24, 1929 @Taf llll

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Patented JunelO, 1930 i MILTON. n.V Mannen; or GLAYTON,

- Appnceuon mestiere ze,

This invention relates Ato a certain new and useful improvement indisplay-,standa n My invention has for-.its chief object the provisionof a display-stand, in which thev A .5 headi's constructed of cooperatively formed parts or' members adapted for ready and' convenient assembly"v interengagement and l rconnection Without the employment of eXl traneous fastening" members. f f

My invention has for a furtliereobject thev provisionof avdisplay-stand, which Vmay be clieaplywand economically manufactured, which is'ceinpact and durable, and which is f satisfactory in use and service, y Y. V1:5 And Y.With the above and .other objectsin view, my invention resides in the novel gfea-V tures yof form, construction, arrangement, and combination-of parts hereinafter de# scribed and pointedout in' the claims.

1n the accompanying drawing?? vFigure 1 is an elevational view, partly broken' avvay and in sectiomof. a displatersectingjA` and `Yinter-engaging relation. v. stand embodying'my invention; .Each St11p112fisprovided atit's .cnidsyvith .v

Figure 21s a planvievv of the display-V Figure 3 is aYsectional-'plan view on'approximately the line 3443, Figure 1. V lReferring now more in detail and by reference characters to thedravving, 'Which 5530 illustrates ai'preferred 'embodiment' of my the base of the stand, f spider formation.

ality Aof radi Lbeing prefinvention, A designatesv Which ,preferably is o comprisinga hub 1 and a plur ating feet ,2, eachvvof the latter stand to be convenientlymoved abolita store'y or other place of display. .Rigidly'rcon-I joined to and upstanding Vfrom the .base-hub,

1 is a preferably-,hollow .or tabularfpost orf'V 40' standardV 1vv off-*any suitable height, disposed Vin which at itsupper end, asfsliovvn,jis a sleeve 5 semew'liat 'cone-.shaped fat its pro Vjecting end, as at, to providel a racej for a roller-bearing ymember 7 suitably conjoined ng for a'Xial` ortingat its j rotation'in the Apost 1 andysupp part of the' upper end lapblocl; -9 fforming. Y head B ofthestand.

hich 'j forni 1' its ends/formed with a slot, as at 13,-fopening atan endvupon a side margin of; the respec-v tive strip, and in operatively'y cen-nectingthe` strips 12 together, onevof the strips 12isrelsf Vversedupon itself [seas to l present, its slet. "13 vin opposed Thestrips 12 afrethenat `said l I l' disposed slots 13 secured detachably-togetlier 'in riglit-angularly disposed or crossvvise 1vin-.

. 12 are'. then' disposed r at"y their intersecting 'stem 17 is efficientin functions. l

L -ehangesfjn the .Y ferm, cons IIIssoU-n-I; iissIeNon v'roYAlvin'iaiciiiir':FI:eruit-i? a .-lsnowcasn MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or si; Lo UIs, M IssoURI,A oonronnrroiv 1929. serial-'No'. 3.7331351' or grooves, as at 10, and .centrally at'y thein'- tersection of `the Ways 10vv'ith` a threaded i Y presently appearing.r Y

Also formingpar is Va displayfmember- 'including alpairyof.'

recess or socket, as at 11, -all'for purposes' Stripal2 are of suitablel length, each midway relation to the. slot 13`ofthe rcti-1er strip;y f I '.'apertures,-as at 14to suitably receive land: Y

support a ring 15.; adapted,yin V.the VActnn'plete vor*finished stand, for the displayy thereupon of 'articles of: merchandise-Hand the like.V

' Thelso, crossWise and ringfconnectedstrips portions in the in tersecti-ng Aheadevvays .or grooves .10,...Wl-1er'eupon @and completingv -..the f headfB, 4a..'c'apqnember` 16 `is threaded atritsv f rintfowtlie socket 11 andjiuponwhe i vstrips 12,y .to detachably secure.. the. ystrips 12, ring A15,-"and block-Q'together. V

` .The PMJCS'O the stand-head ,a simple .and convenientjfmanner operativelyA Q l j con'nected andassembl'ed, the'employment of` fasteningmenibera otherV than tliecapV Q16',

Thev headfBfis freely rotatablefabout the post" i, andthe; Saad ,is 'Compact mi' emblema the :perfoI manee':of* itsintendedfait Y If assetti 'tedif -Thegfi'stand henceas a Whole 'be' cheaply constructedyvitli v appro'Xinatjely minimum laborLandfeXpense'.

nient, and combination of the several parts of my new display-stand may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described vvithout departing from the nature 5 and principle of my invention.`

Having thus described Vmy invention, What'I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is: n

l. Inl-a display-stand, a head comprising a block having intersecting surface grooves,

a display-member including a pair-of cross- Wise connected strips seated at their inter-y pair of strips having oppositely disposed' y open-end slots y and connected together at 30. said-slots in right-angularly disposed cross- Wise relation, said strips beingsupportingly seatedat their intersection in the-grooves of ,the block, and a cap-member threaded inlsaid Yrecess for securing engagement with the strips. Y i Y 4C. In afdisplay-stand, a head comprising a block and a display-member, the block having a'pair of intersecting surface grooves and the display-member including a pair of merchandise-supporting ring engaged with crossvvise related and connected strips seated -at their intersection in said grooves, and av intersecting open end grooves, and a display member including a pair of strips each provided With a transverse slot and at said Vslots disposed in crossvvise interengaging relation, the so engaged strips being detachably seated at their intersection in the grooves of the block.

" 8. Ina display stand, a post` tubular in section at its upper end, a sleeve fixed in the upper end of the post and` having a cone-shaped race-providing endV projecting outwardly of the post, a head-block, a stubshaft depending from the head block into thersleeve, and a roller-bearing conjoined to the shaft for co-operative engagement Withv the sleeve for rotatably supporting the head-block relatively to the post.

In testimony whereof, have signed my naine to this specification.

MILTON D. MENDLE.

the`outer ends of and supported 'aboutl the Y Y block by the strips.

5. In ar-display-stand, a head comprising a block having a pair of intersecting surface grooves,a 'display-member including a pair of crossWise related and connected strips seated at their intersectionV in said n engaged with the outer ends of and supported about the-block by the strips, and means for detachably securing the displaymemberto and upon the block. 1 1.6, AIna display stand, a head comprising a f Abloclf'and a display-member, the block having'intersecting surfacegrooves and the disla member includinoia air of stri s each' b p 7 providedfivith atransverse slot and at said "lation the so engaged stri sbe'ino' su orta i o QJ .D p Vingly' seated lat their intersectionV in the i' grooves-ofthe block.'

' 1 fr., In a display-stand,aheadiconiprising a l i. -blocjk provided upon its. Vupper Y face withA grooves, anda merchandise-supporting ring Y slotsdisposed in crossivise interengaging re- 

